---
name: "netsnmp_agent"
section: "3snmp"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsnmp-dev"
version: "5.4.3~dfsg-2.8+deb7u1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/netsnmp_agent"
---

# netsnmp\_agent(3snmp)

The snmp agent responds to SNMP queries from management stations.

## NAME

netsnmp\_agent -

The snmp agent responds to SNMP queries from management stations.

### Modules

**Net-SNMP Agent handler and extensibility API**\

*The basic theory goes something like this: In the past, with the original mib* **module** *api (which derived from the original CMU SNMP code) the underlying mib modules were passed very little information (only the truly most basic information about a request).*  **Maintain a registry of MIB subtrees, together with related information regarding mibmodule, sessions, etc**\
 **Trap generation routines for mib modules to use**\
 **net-snmp agent related processing**\

## Detailed Description

The snmp agent responds to SNMP queries from management stations.

## Author

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